UPDATE: I was at an ASUS Praesentation yesterday and they told me, that the SSD is NOT! soldered and can be upgraded. Though they cant guarantee capability of more than 2TB YET (will come with BIOS uprades) But it will probably work anyways... so it's kinda official now ;)
From what I "kno" 880m is almost identical to 780m in performance. Only little improvements performance wise. The CPU itself is of course still great despite it having 2 cores less.
I had no options to change hardware, but I don’t really game anymore. Only gonna maybe use for some CAD work. I was sold on the efficiency and therefore battery of these new chips
@@mariopenulli1395 I did the 3Dmarks, and my 880m did 200-300 less points in firestrike, 200 less in timespy, but 150 more in steel nomad. Probably has something to do with my 32gb ram
Great review! This Vivobook seems overall the top choice for Ryzen AI instead of the super thin S16 everyone seems to be reviewing. Also battery life on gaming looks really good, you're tips on how to make it last longer is great. I wonder if you could even horde more battery life if lightgaming on 10w already gives you 60fps you could cap it to 30fps and use AFMF2 lol
could be possible. Though at 10W not too many fancy games will get you 60 FPS :D Some emulation could be doable, and stuff from 2015 or earlier I guess, or Retro Styled Indie games of course...
@@Hubwood I don't think a Vivobook user would be ashamed to reduce graphics, resolution and framerate to fit in a 10W TDP. There are still a lot of older and lighter games that require very little power to run.
Found a review of a gaming laptop with RTX 3050 inside. This Vivobook S14 delivers better gaming results compared to that. Thn Infinix GT Book comes with an i5 12450H & RTX 3050 and is a full gaming laptop, not a slim laptop, and still this Vivobook S14 delivers better gaming results. The only problem I have with this new HX 370 laptops is the fact that they are overpriced af...
If you are ok with slightly lower gaming performance but like this laptop, look for the version with the Ryzen 7 8845HS. It has a slightly lower, but still impressive gaming performance. In my country is the Zen 4 Vivobook like 50% cheaper.
Other than a completely locked down unrepairable macbook, this is THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN, a true breakthrough - 2x more energy efficient than 8945hx, faster than Snapdragon with 2x the GPU and equal or a tiny bit BETTER energy efficiency ... Since there is no alternative in the world, you cannot complain about the price, it is what it is ... Have some perspective, please. This is one of the largest laptop CPUs EVER, 200mm+, with 16 CUs, 12 CPUs, and a huge 50 TOPS Neural Accelerator ... Also, OLEDs aren't free ya know ...
@@mariussm7797 this laptop is aimed at a particular audience that wants an x86 laptop that runs fast for 12 to 14 hours. There really is no alternative; this laptop is unique, so no, its not overpriced until a 2nd similar model is released (currently there is no competition in this space).
Great review! i was waiting for a review of this product and this is the first that i have seen. I was curious about the CPU's tdp in this model. in Italy on the official asus store it is available only one configuration of this product with the display 1920 x 1200 120Hz, SSD 1TB and RAM 32GB LPDDR5X. And it costs 1499 euros (tax inc).It seems a good product but i don't like the fact that RAM and problably SSD aren't upgradable.
Yeah actually not 100% sure anymore the ssd beeping soldered applies to all models. Also the one you mentioned... Same CPU or the HX 365? (Has 2x Zen5 cores less, but still pretty powerful)
@@Nik10jb AH nice, thanks for the info. Yeah it just looks like as if the launch just started and not all models are available everywhere... YET! About the TDP: As mentioned up to around 55-60 W (On Full-Speed Mode) while that can cause thermal throttling. "officially" it's 45W (which is whats used on "performance" Mode)
First time watching your content man, love it. Would be great if you did a 'lap' test since a lot of people like me use it on the lap on the go. I have a big question. The Vivobook S 16 and Zenbook S 16 here cost the same at some store (discounted zenbook). I will be using for my own personal dev projects (small scale, running some containers, a web server, code editor and browser tabs / videos). I heard Zenbook is limited to 28W which should probably be enough but it is also more premium. The vivobook seems to have a higher resolution here 3.2K vs 2.8K zenbook. What do you think? Does this one get much hotter on the lap? BTW: MS just backported a Windows 11 24H2 update for AMD to current version which improves gaming a lot for Zen 4/5 on desktop. Very interesting!
75wh in 14" But still put 78wh in 16inch. That is what I don't understand But the battery life is really 11hrs on normal use(youtube, edge and chrome, sql and figma, with music playing on speakers?)
Thank for the review, but how do you compare physical build quality between it and redmibook/xiaomibook if you have? It also has aluminum cover and "macbook like design".
@hubwood Thanks for the review. I got a lot of needed information. One question, in Europe I couldn't find this model. There is a Zenbook model with Intel Ultra 7 or 9. This model is not available afaik. Where did you get that price in Euro? Thanks
Someone claimed it has upgradable storage for them on the comments. According to the Asus support Asus it doesn't. But unfortunately Im Not allowed to open this unit to see for my self
Have you considered or reviewed the Lenovo Ideapad Pro 5 gen 9 14" AMD with 8845HS + 780M iGPU? It has a 2.8k 2880 x 1800p 120hz OLED with HDMI 2.1, slim, all-aluminium body, backlit (but not RGB) keyboard, good connectivity, 84kwh battery and you can configure the build from Lenovo direct to have 32GB soldered gddr5 6400 (unlocked to 7500 with latest BIOS) plus 1TB SSD for around £770. I paid this on their 'Business Store', which anyone can use actually. I'm in the UK but this laptop is also available on European stores but not American stores, I understand. It won't have the ultimate performance & efficiency of the Vivobook S14 model in this review as the CPU is now already a 'last gen Zen', but it is still very fast, surprisingly capable for gaming and good value for money. You get perhaps 85-90% of the performance for 55-60% of the cost. It would make an interesting comparison & cheaper alternative.
@@fort6564 It's very good. Large battery (84kwh) coupled with efficient processor. If you make changes such as lower brightness, switch from 120hz to 60hz (Fn + R to quick toggle) and use lower power settings, it's even better. Basically it's capable of supplying the power when required, yet can be quiet and efficient while still performing well for less demanding tasks. Web browsing, office work and productivity apps run flawlessly and silent.
@@fort6564 its good I get 12 hours with light use like browsing and word at half brightness at 60hz and about 2 hours at high load, like playing a game
I always would expect to get a Thunderbolt port with PD input on each side of a notebook. So one could decide one‘s own best desktop setup. It is really ridiculous: Apple’s M4 shows 3700 in Geekbench 6 single core performance. I also never want to, carry a laptop larger than 14“. The display shows 93% of Never The Same Colour (NTSC)?😂
Not anymore no. The Asus support hotline said it is (I'm not allowed to open this unit unfortunately) but some claimed theirs is not. Might also depend on the specific model...
Why USD1.3k? Why possibly soldered SSD? The answer is Asus. It seems they currently have some kind of exclusive with AMD for these processors, so right now we are stuck with buying from them or else.
Depends on wattage a 95 watt 4050 has more performance than a 50 watt 4060 unless you need the 8gb of vram you can check what wattage the graphics card uses in a review
hello. I have a quick question if you don’t mind. I recently purchase that new laptop and performed a clean install of Windows. I’m trying to avoid installing ASUS’s bloatware as much as possible. Is it possible to adjust the power limit of the APU directly through the BIOS or Windows settings, or am I required to install MyASUS to control those four power/fans modes? I’m aware of G Helper, but I’d prefer to use an AMD utility instead. The reason I’m asking is that switching to performance mode in the Windows settings doesn’t seem to improve FPS significantly. For example, I’m only getting around 200 FPS in Valorant, and I’m experiencing severe FPS drops while gaming. I suspect the issue might be overheating since I haven’t adjusted the fan curve using the MyASUS app’s power/fan profile. Thanks in advance for any help!
@@Hubwood alright, I think I'll build a more windows 11 looking one with only the settings that I'm interested in ... one last question, do you have any white and bright screen flashes ? I can't isolate yet when this happen, but I do have some white line sometimes when I do scrolling in certain app such as the settings ... I'm amazed on how unreliable this machine is ...
it looks impressive but ain't exactly cheap, for gaming there is also the new TUF A14 ,with the same CPU, maybe you will check that one out if you can.
What about ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605 with the same CPU but also a 4070 dGPU? That way you can have both a power efficient system and a powerful gaming system? Or am I wrong?
Bro I got Intel core i5 1135g7 iris xe graphics Whenever I play rdr 2 it started to crash after 10mins of the game play every time. Will u help me to sort this out Help me bro
It's really annoying how these vivobooks with the new AMD chips are in the US, China and even Eurrope yet in the UK apparently we are too poor to be given these options. It's really annoying.
Does this work for you? www.ebay.de/itm/126612990314?var=0&mkevt=1&mkcid=1&toolid=20006&mkrid=707-53477-19255-0&campid=5337412747&customid=ZmFlYmM4NzU2OWI0OTYyZQ
Sorry, I cannot and will not forgive it that 60Hz screen. What the hell were they thinking? They are going to lose so many sales because of that absurd decision.
As mentioned in the video, there are other options available aswell. They also have a 120Hz one. Though if Gaming is not the main concern 60hz are fine. Also considering that in most games you won't get more than 60 fps or could use VSYNC. I don't think it's that drastically in that kind of laptop...
The same here: my handheld legion go has a 144 hz 1600p screen, Z1 Extreme and costs about the half. In 2024 it should be at least 120 Hz and real 400 nits .
@@HubwoodI cannot agree. Just surfing the web or using windows, 60 vs 120 hz is a massive difference. There is no big difference with using office, but no one needs this chip and 24 GB of RAM for that…
To be fair I'm not 100 sure anymore. I wasn't allowed to open this unit. But the Asus technical support at the phone said it is. But other comments here state that it might be NOT soldered.
You are one of the very few UA-camrs to understand the breakthrough of the HX 370 GPU (RDNA 3.5 with all the power saving improvements from RDNA 4). The soldered ssd is a total tragedy on this laptop! The speed and energy efficiency ... Well there is nothing other than the apple walled prison that can touch it!
Someone stated that his Vivobook s14 had a upgradable SSD. Might actually be different depending on the models. Asus support stated the one I tested is soldered though... So ... 🙄
I'm not sure anymore. The Asus support said it's soldered. People mentioned that at least some versions do not have that soldered SSD. That would not speak for the Asus support though... (I was NOT allowed to open it up. Unfortunately)
Please mke a video on how to configure this laptop for 4-5hr of gaming, and please measure the runtimes of ~4 (probably esports) games to show us. Thanks!
Use the Universal x86 tuning utility to set all 3 TDPs to 10W. I also di set the boost times to the minimum amount. So it will be applied immediately. Don't forget to activate the check boxes for each TDP and boost time. Then apply the setting Then also use process lasso to limit the cores for the task of a game after you run it. Might need to play around a bit concerning the cores you need to allocate to the game.
@@Hubwood i ordered an hx365 S16 today and may be trying out your ideas on friday. Your video ALMOST convinced me to get this vivobook but i need the 16" screen for programming and ive never had a touch screen and wanted to try one ... A lot of people think they have to run the S16 on "performance" or worse, "max fans" because maybe they're idiots who always bought intel but i have no illusions about the bad cooling on the S16.
Someone claimed it has upgradable storage for them on the comments. According to the Asus support Asus it doesn't. But unfortunately Im Not allowed to open this unit to see for my self
Well... At this point I wouldn't use an apple product even if I was paid for using it :p But yeah, the m chips are another level. But for a windows laptop it is great.
@@Hubwood my 13700H laptop can idle at 1.6-2w altough the windows iso i installed is barebone and no defender no bloatware garbage. Stock idle was 5-6w. Still i was expecting at least a 2w idle from amd out of the box
@@Hubwood I uploaded it to my videos. Obviously you get worse efficiency once you need power. I get 19 500 on r23 and 34 500 on passmark. With 4250 single thread passmark.
@@PKperformanceEU hey thanks for uploading. Did you check the average total system draw via HW Info? The 2w is the CPU But the laptop uses power as well. (My 3w was refering to the whole system, also consider that software readings aren't always 100% correct) You'd have to measure the total runtime on idle to find the ACTUAL total system draw
UPDATE: I was at an ASUS Praesentation yesterday and they told me, that the SSD is NOT! soldered and can be upgraded. Though they cant guarantee capability of more than 2TB YET (will come with BIOS uprades) But it will probably work anyways... so it's kinda official now ;)
You mean 2 TB?
@@obeliskphaeton classic. Fixed it. Thanks!
This is guy is so good and friendly creator. Why never been recommended before
@@Poppingsboi awww thanks 😅
i had only one option (denmark), so i have the S14 w/ HX365 (880m) and the 3k 120hz oled. It's awesome
I wonder how much slower the 880M version is. Could you compare your gaming numbers with one from Hubwood?
From what I "kno" 880m is almost identical to 780m in performance. Only little improvements performance wise. The CPU itself is of course still great despite it having 2 cores less.
I had no options to change hardware, but I don’t really game anymore. Only gonna maybe use for some CAD work. I was sold on the efficiency and therefore battery of these new chips
@@maltebrg enjoy mate :)
@@mariopenulli1395 I did the 3Dmarks, and my 880m did 200-300 less points in firestrike, 200 less in timespy, but 150 more in steel nomad. Probably has something to do with my 32gb ram
Great review! This Vivobook seems overall the top choice for Ryzen AI instead of the super thin S16 everyone seems to be reviewing.
Also battery life on gaming looks really good, you're tips on how to make it last longer is great. I wonder if you could even horde more battery life if lightgaming on 10w already gives you 60fps you could cap it to 30fps and use AFMF2 lol
could be possible. Though at 10W not too many fancy games will get you 60 FPS :D
Some emulation could be doable, and stuff from 2015 or earlier I guess, or Retro Styled Indie games of course...
@@Hubwood I don't think a Vivobook user would be ashamed to reduce graphics, resolution and framerate to fit in a 10W TDP. There are still a lot of older and lighter games that require very little power to run.
@@vncube1 absolutely true ;)
@@NootNoot. I am kind of hoping for a ZenBook S14 with the HX370.
Found a review of a gaming laptop with RTX 3050 inside. This Vivobook S14 delivers better gaming results compared to that. Thn Infinix GT Book comes with an i5 12450H & RTX 3050 and is a full gaming laptop, not a slim laptop, and still this Vivobook S14 delivers better gaming results. The only problem I have with this new HX 370 laptops is the fact that they are overpriced af...
Compared to a laptop with a 3050 and 12th Gen Intel, it's significantly cheaper
If you are ok with slightly lower gaming performance but like this laptop, look for the version with the Ryzen 7 8845HS. It has a slightly lower, but still impressive gaming performance. In my country is the Zen 4 Vivobook like 50% cheaper.
Other than a completely locked down unrepairable macbook, this is THE ONLY GAME IN TOWN, a true breakthrough - 2x more energy efficient than 8945hx, faster than Snapdragon with 2x the GPU and equal or a tiny bit BETTER energy efficiency ... Since there is no alternative in the world, you cannot complain about the price, it is what it is ... Have some perspective, please. This is one of the largest laptop CPUs EVER, 200mm+, with 16 CUs, 12 CPUs, and a huge 50 TOPS Neural Accelerator ... Also, OLEDs aren't free ya know ...
For the price of this laptop you can get a Yoga Pro 7 with a 4050 and 32GB Ram.
@@mariussm7797 this laptop is aimed at a particular audience that wants an x86 laptop that runs fast for 12 to 14 hours. There really is no alternative; this laptop is unique, so no, its not overpriced until a 2nd similar model is released (currently there is no competition in this space).
Thanks for the review.
Great review! i was waiting for a review of this product and this is the first that i have seen. I was curious about the CPU's tdp in this model. in Italy on the official asus store it is available only one configuration of this product with the display 1920 x 1200 120Hz, SSD 1TB and RAM 32GB LPDDR5X. And it costs 1499 euros (tax inc).It seems a good product but i don't like the fact that RAM and problably SSD aren't upgradable.
Yeah actually not 100% sure anymore the ssd beeping soldered applies to all models. Also the one you mentioned... Same CPU or the HX 365? (Has 2x Zen5 cores less, but still pretty powerful)
@@Hubwood same CPU, HX 370
@@Nik10jb AH nice, thanks for the info. Yeah it just looks like as if the launch just started and not all models are available everywhere... YET!
About the TDP: As mentioned up to around 55-60 W (On Full-Speed Mode) while that can cause thermal throttling.
"officially" it's 45W (which is whats used on "performance" Mode)
Amazing review!, it covered everything I needed but the only sad thing is that it is above my budget😂
it’s on sale at best buy rn, around $200
@@jazzydang463 forgot a 1 there? 😅
@@Hubwood i think i was refering to the wrong model 😅😅
First time watching your content man, love it. Would be great if you did a 'lap' test since a lot of people like me use it on the lap on the go. I have a big question. The Vivobook S 16 and Zenbook S 16 here cost the same at some store (discounted zenbook). I will be using for my own personal dev projects (small scale, running some containers, a web server, code editor and browser tabs / videos). I heard Zenbook is limited to 28W which should probably be enough but it is also more premium. The vivobook seems to have a higher resolution here 3.2K vs 2.8K zenbook. What do you think? Does this one get much hotter on the lap? BTW: MS just backported a Windows 11 24H2 update for AMD to current version which improves gaming a lot for Zen 4/5 on desktop. Very interesting!
75wh in 14" But still put 78wh in 16inch.
That is what I don't understand
But the battery life is really 11hrs on normal use(youtube, edge and chrome, sql and figma, with music playing on speakers?)
For the youtube test I was setting the Display to 50%, and used headphones at 20% loudness. That resulted in 11,5 hours, yes.
@@Hubwood thanks
I have one and it's usually 9 hours, but its probably because mine is 120hz
Good work mate
Thanks 👍
Can you run cinebench/geekbench on battery? Be good to see how good the performance is
I watch ur videos playing rdr 2 with that.
Thank for the review, but how do you compare physical build quality between it and redmibook/xiaomibook if you have? It also has aluminum cover and "macbook like design".
Crazy cpu and igpu, congratulations amd.
@hubwood
Thanks for the review. I got a lot of needed information. One question, in Europe I couldn't find this model. There is a Zenbook model with Intel Ultra 7 or 9. This model is not available afaik. Where did you get that price in Euro? Thanks
Germany!
Omg 1300$ 😢 that instantly sucked my blood! I thought I would be around 1000$.
might be. Depends on the Country/Store. Someone said it was around 1000 in the us in some specific config.
please test also the 16 inch version!
Is it faster than a Snapdragon ARM?
Depends on the kind of usage but in most cases probably yes
I wish this had an ips display and upgradable storage
Someone claimed it has upgradable storage for them on the comments. According to the Asus support Asus it doesn't. But unfortunately Im Not allowed to open this unit to see for my self
I can't find this hx 370 version, it it available in US?
Nice, I was thinking about getting this laptop, but the price is a bit too steep for a Vivobook.
Yeah its quite "costly"...
@Hubwood it's $1,000 usd in my region. How much was yours?
@@SPower-yl9ww 1475€
Have you considered or reviewed the Lenovo Ideapad Pro 5 gen 9 14" AMD with 8845HS + 780M iGPU?
It has a 2.8k 2880 x 1800p 120hz OLED with HDMI 2.1, slim, all-aluminium body, backlit (but not RGB) keyboard, good connectivity, 84kwh battery and you can configure the build from Lenovo direct to have 32GB soldered gddr5 6400 (unlocked to 7500 with latest BIOS) plus 1TB SSD for around £770. I paid this on their 'Business Store', which anyone can use actually. I'm in the UK but this laptop is also available on European stores but not American stores, I understand.
It won't have the ultimate performance & efficiency of the Vivobook S14 model in this review as the CPU is now already a 'last gen Zen', but it is still very fast, surprisingly capable for gaming and good value for money. You get perhaps 85-90% of the performance for 55-60% of the cost. It would make an interesting comparison & cheaper alternative.
Thats the price/performance winner if you don't need the latest and greatest APU.
I bought that one for around 1000 euro's on sale with my student discount but it is only available in europe and it is quite good actually
@@markpeene4757 how is the battery life on that one? Ive been looking at it for school
@@fort6564 It's very good. Large battery (84kwh) coupled with efficient processor. If you make changes such as lower brightness, switch from 120hz to 60hz (Fn + R to quick toggle) and use lower power settings, it's even better. Basically it's capable of supplying the power when required, yet can be quiet and efficient while still performing well for less demanding tasks. Web browsing, office work and productivity apps run flawlessly and silent.
@@fort6564 its good I get 12 hours with light use like browsing and word at half brightness at 60hz and about 2 hours at high load, like playing a game
I always would expect to get a Thunderbolt port with PD input on each side of a notebook. So one could decide one‘s own best desktop setup. It is really ridiculous: Apple’s M4 shows 3700 in Geekbench 6 single core performance. I also never want to, carry a laptop larger than 14“. The display shows 93% of Never The Same Colour (NTSC)?😂
Is the 1tb ssd upgradable?
Do you think it would handle 3d design programs like solid works for students?
Yes. Absolutely fine! SOLIDWORKS is very CPU intensive and this CPU is a beast.
Hey can you please test the rtx 4060 vs the rx 7700s. Thank you
Are you sure that the SSD is soldered?
Not anymore no. The Asus support hotline said it is (I'm not allowed to open this unit unfortunately) but some claimed theirs is not. Might also depend on the specific model...
@@HubwoodI can confirm that it has user replaceable SSD.
Why USD1.3k? Why possibly soldered SSD? The answer is Asus. It seems they currently have some kind of exclusive with AMD for these processors, so right now we are stuck with buying from them or else.
The new GPD 4 Pocket will have the Ryzen AI aswell. So other vendors will join aswellm I'm sure. But yeah, you're right. Right now only ASUS...
i want this.
Whats better a 4050 or 4060? Also does the wattage matter on the 4050? My main use case is gaming and cad
4060 is better. Faster an bigger ram.
Wattage matters untill 100w. Above that you won't get more performance.
Depends on wattage a 95 watt 4050 has more performance than a 50 watt 4060 unless you need the 8gb of vram you can check what wattage the graphics card uses in a review
hello. I have a quick question if you don’t mind. I recently purchase that new laptop and performed a clean install of Windows. I’m trying to avoid installing ASUS’s bloatware as much as possible. Is it possible to adjust the power limit of the APU directly through the BIOS or Windows settings, or am I required to install MyASUS to control those four power/fans modes? I’m aware of G Helper, but I’d prefer to use an AMD utility instead.
The reason I’m asking is that switching to performance mode in the Windows settings doesn’t seem to improve FPS significantly. For example, I’m only getting around 200 FPS in Valorant, and I’m experiencing severe FPS drops while gaming. I suspect the issue might be overheating since I haven’t adjusted the fan curve using the MyASUS app’s power/fan profile.
Thanks in advance for any help!
No. Install the myasus app...
@@Hubwood alright, I think I'll build a more windows 11 looking one with only the settings that I'm interested in ... one last question, do you have any white and bright screen flashes ? I can't isolate yet when this happen, but I do have some white line sometimes when I do scrolling in certain app such as the settings ... I'm amazed on how unreliable this machine is ...
it looks impressive but ain't exactly cheap, for gaming there is also the new TUF A14 ,with the same CPU, maybe you will check that one out if you can.
could you compare it with snapdragon asus vivobook?
Please try 4k game with low setting
Does it get so hot in the back even in balanced/silent mode?
No!
What about ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 GA605 with the same CPU but also a 4070 dGPU? That way you can have both a power efficient system and a powerful gaming system? Or am I wrong?
Basically yes. Don't know about that laptops battery runtime though.
Bro I got Intel core i5 1135g7 iris xe graphics
Whenever I play rdr 2 it started to crash after 10mins of the game play every time.
Will u help me to sort this out
Help me bro
The llegends on the keys would be hard to see with backlight on , i don't get why asus still does it like that
That's actually true in some scenarios...
It's really annoying how these vivobooks with the new AMD chips are in the US, China and even Eurrope yet in the UK apparently we are too poor to be given these options. It's really annoying.
Is there a 16” of this??
Yeah :)
Is there a europe link for this product, I can not find it.
Does this work for you? www.ebay.de/itm/126612990314?var=0&mkevt=1&mkcid=1&toolid=20006&mkrid=707-53477-19255-0&campid=5337412747&customid=ZmFlYmM4NzU2OWI0OTYyZQ
@@Hubwood thank you very much, I have also found links for germany, but could not find the configuration with 120hz do you got any links for this?
@@bokuwatobi766 not yet available (in Germany).
55w 890m interesting
Sorry, I cannot and will not forgive it that 60Hz screen. What the hell were they thinking? They are going to lose so many sales because of that absurd decision.
As mentioned in the video, there are other options available aswell. They also have a 120Hz one.
Though if Gaming is not the main concern 60hz are fine. Also considering that in most games you won't get more than 60 fps or could use VSYNC. I don't think it's that drastically in that kind of laptop...
The only reason why you'd need a higher hz monitor is for gaming and frame time. There are other things people do with the computer.
@@Backstage_Politicianna, higher refresh rate makes the entire user experience more pleasent, not only games.
The same here: my handheld legion go has a 144 hz 1600p screen, Z1 Extreme and costs about the half. In 2024 it should be at least 120 Hz and real 400 nits .
@@HubwoodI cannot agree. Just surfing the web or using windows, 60 vs 120 hz is a massive difference. There is no big difference with using office, but no one needs this chip and 24 GB of RAM for that…
The SSD is soldered as well?????? Goodbye asus. Man, what a stupid decision!
To be fair I'm not 100 sure anymore. I wasn't allowed to open this unit. But the Asus technical support at the phone said it is. But other comments here state that it might be NOT soldered.
You are one of the very few UA-camrs to understand the breakthrough of the HX 370 GPU (RDNA 3.5 with all the power saving improvements from RDNA 4). The soldered ssd is a total tragedy on this laptop! The speed and energy efficiency ... Well there is nothing other than the apple walled prison that can touch it!
Someone stated that his Vivobook s14 had a upgradable SSD. Might actually be different depending on the models. Asus support stated the one I tested is soldered though... So ... 🙄
What? soldered SSD? that is a windows first.
I'm not sure anymore. The Asus support said it's soldered. People mentioned that at least some versions do not have that soldered SSD. That would not speak for the Asus support though...
(I was NOT allowed to open it up. Unfortunately)
@@Hubwood I found the spec sheet. For SSD they write: 1TB M.2 NVMe™ PCIe® 4.0 SSD, this should be some M.2 standard.
Please mke a video on how to configure this laptop for 4-5hr of gaming, and please measure the runtimes of ~4 (probably esports) games to show us. Thanks!
Use the Universal x86 tuning utility to set all 3 TDPs to 10W. I also di set the boost times to the minimum amount. So it will be applied immediately. Don't forget to activate the check boxes for each TDP and boost time. Then apply the setting
Then also use process lasso to limit the cores for the task of a game after you run it. Might need to play around a bit concerning the cores you need to allocate to the game.
@@Hubwood i ordered an hx365 S16 today and may be trying out your ideas on friday. Your video ALMOST convinced me to get this vivobook but i need the 16" screen for programming and ive never had a touch screen and wanted to try one ... A lot of people think they have to run the S16 on "performance" or worse, "max fans" because maybe they're idiots who always bought intel but i have no illusions about the bad cooling on the S16.
@@dgillies5420 enjoy and let us know how the 10W mode worked for you :)
Soldered SSD? Lol that sucks
Someone claimed it has upgradable storage for them on the comments. According to the Asus support Asus it doesn't. But unfortunately Im Not allowed to open this unit to see for my self
M3pro can idle at 0.1w so 3watt is absolutely not impressive
Well... At this point I wouldn't use an apple product even if I was paid for using it :p
But yeah, the m chips are another level. But for a windows laptop it is great.
@@Hubwood my 13700H laptop can idle at 1.6-2w altough the windows iso i installed is barebone and no defender no bloatware garbage.
Stock idle was 5-6w.
Still i was expecting at least a 2w idle from amd out of the box
@@PKperformanceEU can you post a picture of your laptop idling at 1,6-2W?
@@Hubwood I uploaded it to my videos.
Obviously you get worse efficiency once you need power.
I get 19 500 on r23 and 34 500 on passmark. With 4250 single thread passmark.
@@PKperformanceEU hey thanks for uploading. Did you check the average total system draw via HW Info? The 2w is the CPU
But the laptop uses power as well. (My 3w was refering to the whole system, also consider that software readings aren't always 100% correct) You'd have to measure the total runtime on idle to find the ACTUAL total system draw